New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, October 15, 1959
Smyslov Sets Back Fischer in 48 Moves At Yugoslav Chess
Vassily Smyslov, the Soviet grandmaster and a former world champion, yesterday won his adjourned game with Bobby Fischer, the United States champion, after forty-eight moves in the twenty-first round of the challengers' chess tournament at Zagreb, according to a report received from Yugoslavia.
Smyslov advanced to a tie for third place with Tigran Petrosian, one of his countrymen. Smyslov was undefeated in the series, which ended at Zagreb yesterday. He won four of his games and drew three.
Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union, the leader, won five and drew two. Fischer, after winning one (against Paul Keres) and drawing four, dropped his last two games.
The American had drawn twice with Smyslov in the seventh and fourteenth rounds. He sacrificed a pawn against Smyslov's Sicilian defense and this handicapped him in the ending after four additional moves. Fischer remained in sixth place with a score of 8½—12½.
Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia drew in forty-one moves, by repetition, against the French defense set up by Petrosian of the Soviet Union.
After three free days, today, tomorrow and Saturday, play will be resumed at Belgrade with the twenty-second round on Sunday.
The following is the score of a game between Tigran Petrosian and Paul Keres:
